When the Confederacy grew stronger

Introduction : the secession crisis as a study in conflict resolution -- Rush to disaster : secession and the slaves' revenge / William L. Barney -- "Save in defense of my native state" : a new look at Robert E. Lee's cecision to join the Confederacy / Elizabeth R. Varon -- "Their object is to hide the truth" : historical memory and the coming of the American Civil War / Robert J. Cook.